Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
Inspiring students, one robot at a time.
Inspiring students, one robot at a time.
Event Code: RE-VRC-17-5299
Program: VEX Robotics Competition
Type of Event: Tournament
Capacity: 70 / Spots Open: 0
Event Region: California - North
Price: $100.00
This event is closed to registration because:Date: 01/28/2017
Venue/Location:
Grade Level: All
Robot Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
If the event is full, add your team to the waiting list here on Robot Events. If spots become available, we will fill them from the waiting list.
We will have 3 competition fields in the gym for matches. There is plenty of seating for spectators. We will also have a skills challenge field in the gym. The pit area, registration, practice field, and snack bar will be next door in the cafeteria. Each team will have a pit table. Our snack bar will be open with snacks, drinks, and lunches available for purchase.
Tournament results will be posted live here on our Robot Events page and they will be displayed on screens in both the cafeteria and the gym.
7:15 am - Doors Open, Registration, Inspections, and Practice
8:30 am - Drivers' Meeting
9:00 am - Qualifying Rounds and Skills Challenges
12:00 pm - Lunch Break
12:30 pm - Qualifying Rounds and Skills Challenges
3:45 pm - Alliance Selection
4:15 pm - Elimination Rounds
5:15 pm - Finals and Awards
All volunteers are welcome to contact the Event Coordinator, Randy Moehnke, at rmoehnke@tusd.net.
All facilities are indoors. The tournament will be held, rain or shine.
No refunds after Jan 1st, 2017. Refunds will only be given prior to Jan 1st if there is a team on the waiting list that will take your team's place.
Hotel information will be provided upon request - contact the Event Coordinator, Randy Moehnke, at rmoehnke@tusd.net.
Tracy is conveniently located in the Central Valley inside the triangle of I-5, I-205, and I-580. Tracy is about 50 miles from the Bay Area and about 60 miles from the Sacramento area.
Park in the main parking lot, between the stadium and the school. The tournament will be in the cafeteria and main gym, which are adjacent to each other and the main parking lot. Enter through the breezeway between the cafeteria and the gym.
Complete a VEX Release Form for each participant and bring it with you to the tournament:
http://www.roboticseducation.org/documents/2013/06/vrc-participant-release-form.pdf
http://www.roboticseducation.org/documents/2015/05/participant-consent-form-spanish.pdf
Be sure you are familiar with the game rules for Starstruck:
http://content.vexrobotics.com/docs/vrc-starstruck/VRC-2016-17-Starstruck-Game-Manual-061416.pdf.
Inspect your robot before the tournament and ensure it passes inspection using the Robot Inspection Checklist:
http://www.roboticseducation.org/documents/2013/06/vrc-inspection-checklist.pdf
For a checklist to prepare your team for this event, please read
“101 Things I Wish I’d Known Before My First VEX Tournament”:
http://www.roboticseducation.org/documents/2013/06/101-things.pdf
Please bring signed Participant Release Forms for all team members (students and adult mentors) to team check-in/registration.
Participant Consent Form
Please use the Robot Inspection Checklist to pre-inspect your robot prior to the event:
Inspection Checklist
Please download our temporary license plate template if your team has yet to receive license plates:
Temporary License Plate Template
Please dowload and print a copy of the Drivers Meeting Notes:
Drivers Meeting Notes